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nick-name

nick-name is the uncommon form of nickname.

Meaning of nickname

Noun

nickname (plural nicknames)

  1. A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic.
    • "The Big Apple" is a common nickname for New York City.
  2. A familiar, shortened or diminutive name for a person or thing.
    • My name is Jonathan, but I go by my nickname, Johnny.

See all 3 meanings of nickname

Forms of nick-name

pluralnick-names

Questions about nick-name

What is nick-name the uncommon form of?
Nick-name is the uncommon form of nickname.

Words near nick-name in the dictionary

  1. nick translation
  2. nick up
  3. nick-bent
  4. nick-nack
  5. nick-nacks
  6. nick-name
  7. nick-names
  8. nick-of-time
  9. nick-time
  10. nicka
  11. nickable

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nick-name (page history and authors); nickname (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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